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5-card lot of 19th-century Victorian color chromolithograph trade cards, all featuring prominent piano and organ companies.
**Schomacker Piano-Forte M'fg. Co. - "Daughter Of The Regiment": Humorous/satirical caricature card featuring a woman playing a snare drum. Back depicts the Schomacker factory building in Philadelphia and Chicago salesroom.
**Schomacker Piano-Forte M'fg. Co. - "We Lead But Never Follow": Matching satirical band-leader caricature card. Same factory back stamp.
**Decker Brothers Pianos: Front depicts a woman in spectacles reading "Old Folks at Home" sheet music with a grand piano illustration. Back advertises Decker Brothers (33 Union Square, NY) and D.H. Baldwin & Co.
**Fischer Pianos: Large format card featuring a cherob playing a flute in a floral spring garden. Back reads "Established 52 Years" (c. 1892).
**C. Heintzeman & Co. Pianofortes & Organs: Color card featuring a girl wearing a flower bonnet. Back features the Providence, Rhode Island dealer imprint.
*****Genuine antique condition with age-appropriate wear. Some cards show light corner/edge wear, small corner nicks, or minor mounting residue/album toning on the backs as shown in photos. Please review photos carefully for full visual condition.
**Dimensions: Range from standard trade card size up to ~6.5" tall.
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